Oasis dog park bite
I posted this on nextdoor too.
On Sunday, 4/19 at 7 pm, my husband and three children (10 and under) went to Oasis dog park. My 10-year-old son was bitten at the small dog area, and my husband was shocked by the reaction most people had when it occurred. My husband occasionally stops by this park to let our children play, but he sometimes walks around the dog park because our kids really like dogs. He actually became friends with a regular there (a very kind older man) who encouraged us to go inside one day. My husband told our children before entering that they were just going to walk to the bench and sit down to look. He did look at the sign, and it never said children were not allowed. It did say, however, that aggressive dogs were not allowed. When he entered the area, he noticed that one small dog was already getting a bit angry and was trying to nip at our kids. My oldest decided to run ahead and was immediately bitten several times on his leg by another dog there. Everyone just stared, and only one kind person out of 8 people came to help. The kind person and my husband went to get the owner's information to make sure the dog was up to date on its vaccinations, and everyone there immediately placed the blame on my husband. They said children were not allowed, and there was always a chance someone could be bitten. One person dismissed my hurt son and said that it was just a scratch without looking at his wounds. He was actively bleeding and had puncture wounds and scratches on his leg. He explained to them that he would need to take him to the ER without any proof and that they would have to give him the rabies shots, and they said, "go ahead, take him!". It took him a very long time, but he was finally able to get her information. Fortunately, my son did not have to take any shots, but he will need to take a week of antibiotics. I just wanted to let people know what it was like for them.